Author Archives: Gopi Gita Schomaker

You expect results from your school. So do we. We see results every single day. We see 3-year-olds cutting cucumbers and 5-year-olds doing division. We […]

This year, the High School students have taken responsibility for training and facilitating students in grades 1 to 8 in the Spiritual Friday services.  Following […]

In 2016, the TKG Academy Expansion Phase 1, a $250,000 project that included the acquisition of a new building “Gaura House” to house the middle […]

During the Community Unit in Social studies, 4th graders Radhe & Vara had quite a task! Under Mother Madhavi’s guidance, they worked with their younger […]

Nurturing the sparks of desire of our youngest students to engage in loving devotional service (bhakti) to Krishna is at the forefront of the spiritual […]

Here are some beautiful moments in the Early Childhood classroom, where, under the guidance of Mother Kalindi, students choose their work, stay completely immersed and […]

Every year, for Govardhan Puja, TKG Academy students build a large Govardhan Hill for the actual festival day at the Kalachandji’s Festival.  They map out […]

Middle School and High School students visited the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center to see how the North Texas Municipal Water District is meeting a […]

The sound of “Svaha”s, and the crackling of Sri Agni, holy fire was carried by the breeze throughout Kalachandji Park.  The weather was just perfect as TKG Academy students, guided by His Grace Narottam Prabhu […]

Swamis are most notable for their speech.  They share their wisdom through their speech.  They sit on a raised platform, amongst hundreds of followers, and impart transcendental knowledge through the spiritual sound vibration an into […]

“The Hare Krishna maha mantra is reverberating throughout Vrindavan Forest!  Do you heaarr?” All of TKG Academy students and Vedic Kids Sunday School presented a beautiful drama on Sunday, March 20 for the Gaura Purnima […]

Students are immersed.  The room is quiet.  Partnered groups speak in hushed whispers.  Math Journals in hand, they log all the problems they are mastering.   Move the clothespin to the next activity that needs practice.  Lay out […]

Chef Mother Manjuali walks the Upper Elementary students through a step-by-step instruction and demonstration of making Masala Puris. They got to make, offer and eat them! Yum! In their Cooking Classes this year, they’ve also […]

Vaco-vegam means the urge to speak.    This was the topic of discussion in our morning Sadhana Class at TKG Academy last week, as older classes study the first verse of the Nectar of […]

Middle Elementary students have been working on their Science: Body Unit.   They start the class by singing Mother Mrgakshi’s famous song:  I know I’m Not This Body, and studied important verses from the Srimad […]

Upper Elementary Students extract DNA from fruits in Science and build DNA models.  

Every morning, TKG Academy students gather to learn about Krishna during sadhana class.  For three weeks in the last semester of school, parents were invited to teach the class. Classes were about Lord […]

Meet Padi, aka Padayatra. He’s a humble, shy, 9 year old boy from Hungary, the son of Citravasini devi dasi and Devadeva dasa, studying in 4th Grade at TKG Academy. […]

Let me introduce Narayana and Laura Meyer. We wish to recognize them as the Donor Spotlight for this month and express our gratitude for their support over the past year. In addition to their regular […]

On February 20, 2015 TKG Academy Middle Elementary students went to the Dallas World Aquarium, the finale for their Oceanography Unit.  Take a look at all their other accomplishments […]

Middle Elementary students have been busy!  In January, they became Oceanographers as part of their Science and Social Studies Unit on Oceans. Here are a few of their accomplishments!  Ocean Currents Experiment, Geographical Regions, Oceans Book Swap, Layers […]

Nimai and the Thieves Written by Nishant Sura Grade 3, Age 8 Middle Elementary Five hundred years ago, baby Nimai lived with his mother, Saci Mata and father, Jagannath Mishra. He lived […]

On September 9, His Holiness Bhakti Sundar Goswami, a prominent disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada,  visited the students.    When a spiritual teacher […]

TKG Academy Upper Elementary students held a Car Wash Fundraiser in the temple parking lot on Saturday, September 6th.    The weather was perfect, and guests visiting the restaurant were eager to shine up their […]

TKG Academy students have the greatest fortune to be actively engaged in Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji’s Dham’s famous festivals, serving Their Lordships Sri Sri Radha Kalachandji.  From reading mesmerizing pastimes about […]

We hear excited shrieks coming out of the Middle Elementary Classroom today.  A “spotted leopard gecko” has visited the classroom.  His name is “Gil-Phil”.  He’s climbing up the students and has even leapt to the […]

  Meet Nancy and you’ll be touched by her soft-spoken demeanor, her willingness to serve, and her attention to detail.  She first visited the temple, Sri Radha Kalachandji Dham,  in January […]

Graduation Ceremony was held in the temple room on May 21st.  Led by bhajans by the students, each child recieved a Certificate of Merit, displaying key Vaishnava qualities they possessed.  How sweet it was to […]

On Wednesday, May 21, TKG Academy students, teachers and parents ended the school year with Field Day- teambuilding games and fun in the sun! We built a human pyramid, ultimate frisbee, soccer and played partnered […]

On May 12th, 2014, TKG Academy students were excited to have the association of  His Grace Deena Bandhu Prabhu.   He visited the lower elementary students and upper elementary students separately, on two […]

On Sunday May 4th 2014, TKG Academy teachers, parents, and alumni students appreciated our family of supporters and donors.  TKG Academy students welcomed everyone with kirtan and recitation of the Siksastakam Prayers.  Guest Speakers were […]

Social Studies TEKS require students to be able to understand and explain the different variety of land formations, and how they are formed.  Older students are required to give a historical background of famous landforms […]

Our students became Book Detectives, with briefcases, detective glasses and paperwork in hand to investigate the books they were studying. Turning a generic “Book Report” into an “Investigative Report” did miracles to their motivation in […]

The students have finished up their Saxon Textbooks.  So we’re reviewing those objectives in Math that they all struggle on.  Counting coins is a big tedious process for most of the students.  Adding 25s, 10s, […]

The TKG Academy Community Picnic was held on April 27th.  Parents and teachers bond over team building games and honor potluck prasadam. Thank you to all the cooks!    

One of the most incredible perks of being part of the TKG Academy is the vibrant community around the school, Sri Radha Kalachandji Dham.  This community celebrates the major Vaishnava festivals regularly.  Here, students, alumni, […]